Does anyone know the size of the steering wheel emblem on the GS? I'm looking to get one off of ebay but don't know the size? I know there alot smaller than the exterior ones so i just need the size.... Thanks

 

So if you ever get into an accident you can have a big L on your forhead???

 

Yea so if I'm unconsious they'll know what kind of car I was driving

 

I dont know about the GS, but on the LS, the airbag come under the emblem. Check deployed GS bags to be sure.

 

Yeah, thats true the emblem actually if you glue the emblem in the middle, if the air bag does deploy the emblem will just lift up, although I wouldnt take a chance like that seeing as how air bags open at very fast speeds.

 

to do it right, you need to change the whole air bag. I've heard the one from an 01 RX works.

 

So i can't put a emblem on there without the airbag going off? I'm confused guys

lexforlife said he took one off a wheel centercap and someone cut it out and mounted it....

So whats my options?

 

you could just stick one on there, but no one knows what the L could do to your face if the airbag deploys.

 

I haven't measured, but I was wiping down the engine cover on my 430, and the emblem on the cover looked like it may be the same size. I don't think that they would make the emblem on the wheel break in the middle or anything, but who knows. Check for photos of a deployed airpbag. I assume that it is fixed to either the top or the bottom. The reason I even looked is that my emblem is worn down through the chrome also. Somebody must have loved the horn.

 

you can put the emblem on your airbag cover with no worries of getting hit on deployment. it lifts up and over, as long as its attached properly and the adhesive seals right, the emblem wont detach.

a few friends of mine have done that to their hondas and toyotas, some have been in accidents with emblems still attached to the cover.

 

I've seen a few pics of steering wheels where someone glued an emblem on it. The question of airbag deployment has never been made clear. Still, it just does not look/feel right to me. If you look at the 01+ airbags, the center of the airbag has been redesigned so that the leather airbag cover fits around the plastic center that holds the chrome L.

I personally love the chrome L on the steering wheel. I just can't see gluing one on thoug. That's just me.

Ultimately, it is your car to do as you please. Be safe.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he's trying to put one where there wasn't one before. I think he is trying to replace the one that is already on there. Right?

 

I was thinking some 3M tape would hold it down? Also i would probably use a emblem from a wheel center cap because those are smaller? this is just an idea... I don't want to do anything cheezy and ruin the lexus look....

Tony

 

seeing how he has a 99, I think he wants to put an emblem on that was not there before

 

Right, I do not have a emblem there... Just thought i would dress the interior up a little by putting the emblem there...